Exeter-West Greenwich is a prosperous area, with the median income in the region of $78,438.[1] Compare that to the state’s median income at $56,361,[2] or the nation’s at $53,657,[3] and you can understand the tangible effects of such levels of income in the schools. Those schools with less poverty experience less crime. Parents are able to afford separate SAT courses and private tutors. Children don’t have to work to earn money for school supplies or extra clothing (or even food for their families) – and thus can devote extra time to their studies. The school can afford to offer extracurricular activities. What the school board can’t afford, parents and the community can supplement. High expectations are held for both faculty and staff; both are expected and required to support students in the acquisition of their scholastic goals. Students, too, are held to high expectations from their parents in regards to their grades. Parents hold all of these above accountable for students’ progress.
Due to their affluent background, Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School students are allowed to flourish in a safe, constructive, educational environment. In order to accurately assess the advantages and impediments of being a pupil in this institution, researchers must evaluate the outside conditions that contribute to their environment. Specifically important to the success of any scholastic establishment are the student demographics including economic status and varied ethnicity of the students, crime rates for the area, school funding, and extracurricular activities offered therein.
Student Demographics
Can it be such a surprise that an up-and-coming district such as Exeter-West Greenwich is relatively racially homogeneous? As RI InfoWorks’ data chart shows, in the 2013-14 school year 96% of Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School’s population self-identifies as white (443 students out of 460), while 3% identify as Hispanic, and 1% would rather not answer.[4] Statewide, only 78.6% of students self-identify as white (or 23,222 of 29,550 students overall) and 26.2% identify as Hispanic or Latino (8,697 out of 33, 165 students).[5] Nationally, as of 2012, 51% of the student population is white (with a projected decline to 46% as of 2024) and 24% is Hispanic/Latino (with a projected increase to 29% by 2024).[6] Such a majority of white students precludes the inclusion of other cultures' philosophies and works. Focus is kept primarily on those Caucasian world innovators in the classrooms. Students would be hard-pressed to accurately describe the struggles of African-Americans in the 1960s, identify the tenets of Che Guevara, or describe how racism still works in American culture today. However, because of a lack of foreign cultures, students (especially in the dominant race) would feel more comfortable describing themselves through their hobbies and personality traits instead of their nationalities and ethnicity, like in more diverse populations. 52.5% of EWGRHS students are female, with only 48.7% of the state identifying as such.[7] 44.8% of the population identify as male, a slightly lower rate than the state’s average 47.4%.[8] 2.8% of the school population refused to say with which gender they identified, a lower statistic than the state’s 3.9%.[9] Nationally, students self-reported as 50% male, 49% female, and 1% undeclared in the school years 2010-11.[10] Statewide and school-wide, statistics are similar for the distribution of grade levels among the students – about a quarter of the population is in each grade.[11] There seem to be very few baby booms in the state in general, particularly in the Exeter-West Greenwich region. 65.7% of the school plays sports after school, while 22% participate in an after-school arts program. (Compare that with 60% of the state who play sports and 18% who take part in the arts!)[12] Fewer students in Exeter-West Greenwich are involved in religious activities than in Rhode Island – a paltry 18.8% to 19.9%.[13] 44.4% of students in Exeter-West Greenwich High work for money, while 24.4% volunteer. Rhode Island’s state average has 38% of students working for pay and 20.5% committing time to a volunteer organization.[14] Exeter-West Greenwich reflects the upper-middle-class to high class trend of "resume padding" - engaging in activities meant to enrich pupils beyond the classroom and increase the prestige of students applying to universities. Higher class parents, too, pressure students to gain paying jobs to practice money management and "real life skills," such as interview techniques and work ethic. While lower class families need students to work to help support the family, jobs can be very fluid or even under-the-table, as teenagers look to whatever they feel is easy to reach.
Adult and Parent InvolvementParents are highly involved in their children’s lives in this community. 71.7% of students strongly agree that their guardians “care about their grades,” compared to 68.3% of the state’s pupils.[15] 45.3% of EWGRHS students strongly agreed that their parents asked about their students, while 43.3% simply agreed.[16] Rhode Island’s average shows that 39.3% of students strongly agreed that their parents asked after their child’s progress, with 39.8% of students only agreeing.[17] 67.3% of students self-reported that parents and guardians discussed different careers and jobs at least monthly or more than weekly, while only 63% of the state-wide student population reported the same.[18] Students in Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High show 45.7% of the school population agreeing that there is an adult in the community – other than their parent or guardian – who they can speak to when they have a problem. The rest of the state only has 43.8% of high school populations agreeing with that statement.[19]
Student PovertyQuoted from the Poverty and Income work completed by the author on the Community Description page: "As of 2000, only 152 of 2,811 children in both towns - 112 in Exeter and 40 in West Greenwich - lived in families below the poverty threshold,[30] defined as the set dollar amount defined by the U.S. Census Bureau that varies depending on how many make up a family to determine if that family is in penury. Generally, their income would have to be less than that set value in order for the family to be considered poor.[31] The 02817 region had only 0.37% of the 41,162 of the state's populace under the age of eighteen living under hardship at the time.[32] These numbers are in a considerable state of flux - Exeter's populations lowered to just 80 children from 2009-13 (with a 6.6% margin of error) and West Greenwich's almost doubled at 74 (with a 5.1% margin of error). Even still, the area only had 0.36% of Rhode Island's 42,247 students living under the poverty limit [ibid]. The 19.5% of Rhode Island children who live in poverty[33] are below the national average, which was 21.1% for persons under the age of eighteen during 2014.[34] Of the 1,648 students enrolled in the West Greenwich-Exeter school system, fewer than ten students were reported by staff and personnel to lack a "fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime domicile."[35] Only 7 children in Exeter and West Greenwich (1% of Exeter's population and less than 1% for West Greenwich) received RI Works, the cash assistance program, in the state as of December 1, 2014. RI Works gives maximum benefits to those families under one-half the federal poverty level, who are living in extreme poverty,[36] which the World Bank defines as less than $2 per person in a family per day in 2012.[37] 165 youths received SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) that year as well, 0.27% of the 60,982 recipients in the state under the age of eighteen.[38] WIC is a special nutritional program for women, infants, and children - not only does it provides extra cash assistance, but also demands that the enrolled participate in nutrition education as well as health and social services. To be able to receive assistance, you must be at or below 185% of the federal poverty level. (Those garnering other federally- or locally-sustained welfare who meet the criteria are automatically enrolled.) Of 101 eligible participants in Exeter, 56 (or 55%) are reaping the benefits of the program. The participation rate is higher in West Greenwich, with 50 of 83 qualified recipients engaged (or 60%). Rhode Island's average participation for those entitled is 65% (25,398) of 39,039.[39]" 10% of the student body at Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High are eligible for subsidized lunches as of 2013-14.[20] The rest of the state’s student population contains 47% who are eligible;[21] while in 2013, 18% of the Northeastern schools had children eligible for subsidized lunches.[22] To receive free lunches, children's families must be at or below 130% of the federal poverty level. Those families with incomes between 130% and 185% of the poverty level are eligible to receive reduced-rate lunches, which can cost no more than 40¢.[23]
Student Crime Rate11% of Exeter-West Greenwich’s 678 students saw another student bring a weapon to school in the past year, while only 7% were in a physical fight at school.[24] Only 1 of 7 violent crime offenses committed in the district were for assault.[25] Rhode Island’s state-wide average for weapon-spotting was 16%; 9% were in physical altercations in the school building. Out of 2,642 violent crime offenses, 567 were for assault and 93 were for weapons offenses.[26] Only one student of 1,210 had been remanded to the Rhode Island Training School, the state’s youth detention facility.[27] Thanks to such an affluent neighborhood, there's very little reason for such crimes as theft or larceny, especially from the students. Parents and schools also are able to hold students to higher standards of conduct and behavior thanks to higher faculty-to-student ratios and cultural expectations. (It should be noted that each school has its own individual culture, borne of numerous factors, including: students' families' income levels; the majority's ethnicity; etc. Therefore, the cultural expectations noted here are unique to the school and community's "culture," and nothing more.)
School Funding
During the fiscal year of 2012, Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School spent $18,917 per student.[28] Statewide, the school average was $15,215;[29] nationally, the average in 2011-12 was $10,618.[30] Higher levels of per-pupil expenditure allow for more staff and faculty to be retained through the school year. Technologies already on-board can be developed, and new technologies introduced. Buildings are both freshly built and made current. Textbooks and curriculum materials can be kept as up-to-date as possible.
After-School Activities Provided by the Institution
The school is able to offer various after-school sports and programs, like drama, basketball (both genders), track and field, talent show, the honor society, marching band, swimming, and yearbook.[31][32] As seen in discussions around A Hope in the Unseen, after-school programs not only boost pride in the educational institution but foster community development and interpersonal relationships between faculty and pupils. These after-school programs help students feel that there is a trusted adult in the community they can turn to in crisis (noted in the Adult and Parent Involvement section).
Conclusion
Exeter-West Greenwich's moneyed citizens are able to create a public school able to support, nurture, and liberally educate the region's student population. With higher per-pupil expenditure than state and national averages, researchers may not be alarmed to find that crime rates are down, after-school activities abound, student-community and student-mentor interactions are more than the state averages, and few students experience poverty or receive financial aid. While the homogeneous atmosphere in the hallways may stifle students' cultural empathy later on in their studies (or in their life), the general atmosphere of Exeter-West Greenwich's public high school fosters a safe learning environment for all.
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Grade 12 enrollment, by race/ethnicity, gender, and state: School years 1992–93 through 2010–11. (n.d.). In National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved from https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/tables/ESSIN_Task5_f1.asp
Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School
Outside Influences
Elizabeth TramontiExeter-West Greenwich is a prosperous area, with the median income in the region of $78,438.[1] Compare that to the state’s median income at $56,361,[2] or the nation’s at $53,657,[3] and you can understand the tangible effects of such levels of income in the schools. Those schools with less poverty experience less crime. Parents are able to afford separate SAT courses and private tutors. Children don’t have to work to earn money for school supplies or extra clothing (or even food for their families) – and thus can devote extra time to their studies. The school can afford to offer extracurricular activities. What the school board can’t afford, parents and the community can supplement. High expectations are held for both faculty and staff; both are expected and required to support students in the acquisition of their scholastic goals. Students, too, are held to high expectations from their parents in regards to their grades. Parents hold all of these above accountable for students’ progress.
Due to their affluent background, Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School students are allowed to flourish in a safe, constructive, educational environment. In order to accurately assess the advantages and impediments of being a pupil in this institution, researchers must evaluate the outside conditions that contribute to their environment. Specifically important to the success of any scholastic establishment are the student demographics including economic status and varied ethnicity of the students, crime rates for the area, school funding, and extracurricular activities offered therein.
Student Demographics
Can it be such a surprise that an up-and-coming district such as Exeter-West Greenwich is relatively racially homogeneous? As RI InfoWorks’ data chart shows, in the 2013-14 school year 96% of Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School’s population self-identifies as white (443 students out of 460), while 3% identify as Hispanic, and 1% would rather not answer.[4] Statewide, only 78.6% of students self-identify as white (or 23,222 of 29,550 students overall) and 26.2% identify as Hispanic or Latino (8,697 out of 33, 165 students).[5] Nationally, as of 2012, 51% of the student population is white (with a projected decline to 46% as of 2024) and 24% is Hispanic/Latino (with a projected increase to 29% by 2024).[6] Such a majority of white students precludes the inclusion of other cultures' philosophies and works. Focus is kept primarily on those Caucasian world innovators in the classrooms. Students would be hard-pressed to accurately describe the struggles of African-Americans in the 1960s, identify the tenets of Che Guevara, or describe how racism still works in American culture today. However, because of a lack of foreign cultures, students (especially in the dominant race) would feel more comfortable describing themselves through their hobbies and personality traits instead of their nationalities and ethnicity, like in more diverse populations.52.5% of EWGRHS students are female, with only 48.7% of the state identifying as such.[7] 44.8% of the population identify as male, a slightly lower rate than the state’s average 47.4%.[8] 2.8% of the school population refused to say with which gender they identified, a lower statistic than the state’s 3.9%.[9] Nationally, students self-reported as 50% male, 49% female, and 1% undeclared in the school years 2010-11.[10]
Statewide and school-wide, statistics are similar for the distribution of grade levels among the students – about a quarter of the population is in each grade.[11] There seem to be very few baby booms in the state in general, particularly in the Exeter-West Greenwich region.
65.7% of the school plays sports after school, while 22% participate in an after-school arts program. (Compare that with 60% of the state who play sports and 18% who take part in the arts!)[12] Fewer students in Exeter-West Greenwich are involved in religious activities than in Rhode Island – a paltry 18.8% to 19.9%.[13] 44.4% of students in Exeter-West Greenwich High work for money, while 24.4% volunteer. Rhode Island’s state average has 38% of students working for pay and 20.5% committing time to a volunteer organization.[14] Exeter-West Greenwich reflects the upper-middle-class to high class trend of "resume padding" - engaging in activities meant to enrich pupils beyond the classroom and increase the prestige of students applying to universities. Higher class parents, too, pressure students to gain paying jobs to practice money management and "real life skills," such as interview techniques and work ethic. While lower class families need students to work to help support the family, jobs can be very fluid or even under-the-table, as teenagers look to whatever they feel is easy to reach.
Adult and Parent InvolvementParents are highly involved in their children’s lives in this community. 71.7% of students strongly agree that their guardians “care about their grades,” compared to 68.3% of the state’s pupils.[15] 45.3% of EWGRHS students strongly agreed that their parents asked about their students, while 43.3% simply agreed.[16] Rhode Island’s average shows that 39.3% of students strongly agreed that their parents asked after their child’s progress, with 39.8% of students only agreeing.[17] 67.3% of students self-reported that parents and guardians discussed different careers and jobs at least monthly or more than weekly, while only 63% of the state-wide student population reported the same.[18]
Students in Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High show 45.7% of the school population agreeing that there is an adult in the community – other than their parent or guardian – who they can speak to when they have a problem. The rest of the state only has 43.8% of high school populations agreeing with that statement.[19]
Student PovertyQuoted from the Poverty and Income work completed by the author on the Community Description page:
"As of 2000, only 152 of 2,811 children in both towns - 112 in Exeter and 40 in West Greenwich - lived in families below the poverty threshold,[30] defined as the set dollar amount defined by the U.S. Census Bureau that varies depending on how many make up a family to determine if that family is in penury. Generally, their income would have to be less than that set value in order for the family to be considered poor.[31] The 02817 region had only 0.37% of the 41,162 of the state's populace under the age of eighteen living under hardship at the time.[32] These numbers are in a considerable state of flux - Exeter's populations lowered to just 80 children from 2009-13 (with a 6.6% margin of error) and West Greenwich's almost doubled at 74 (with a 5.1% margin of error). Even still, the area only had 0.36% of Rhode Island's 42,247 students living under the poverty limit [ibid]. The 19.5% of Rhode Island children who live in poverty[33] are below the national average, which was 21.1% for persons under the age of eighteen during 2014.[34] Of the 1,648 students enrolled in the West Greenwich-Exeter school system, fewer than ten students were reported by staff and personnel to lack a "fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime domicile."[35] Only 7 children in Exeter and West Greenwich (1% of Exeter's population and less than 1% for West Greenwich) received RI Works, the cash assistance program, in the state as of December 1, 2014. RI Works gives maximum benefits to those families under one-half the federal poverty level, who are living in extreme poverty,[36] which the World Bank defines as less than $2 per person in a family per day in 2012.[37] 165 youths received SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) that year as well, 0.27% of the 60,982 recipients in the state under the age of eighteen.[38] WIC is a special nutritional program for women, infants, and children - not only does it provides extra cash assistance, but also demands that the enrolled participate in nutrition education as well as health and social services. To be able to receive assistance, you must be at or below 185% of the federal poverty level. (Those garnering other federally- or locally-sustained welfare who meet the criteria are automatically enrolled.) Of 101 eligible participants in Exeter, 56 (or 55%) are reaping the benefits of the program. The participation rate is higher in West Greenwich, with 50 of 83 qualified recipients engaged (or 60%). Rhode Island's average participation for those entitled is 65% (25,398) of 39,039.[39]"
10% of the student body at Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High are eligible for subsidized lunches as of 2013-14.[20] The rest of the state’s student population contains 47% who are eligible;[21] while in 2013, 18% of the Northeastern schools had children eligible for subsidized lunches.[22] To receive free lunches, children's families must be at or below 130% of the federal poverty level. Those families with incomes between 130% and 185% of the poverty level are eligible to receive reduced-rate lunches, which can cost no more than 40¢.[23]
Student Crime Rate11% of Exeter-West Greenwich’s 678 students saw another student bring a weapon to school in the past year, while only 7% were in a physical fight at school.[24] Only 1 of 7 violent crime offenses committed in the district were for assault.[25] Rhode Island’s state-wide average for weapon-spotting was 16%; 9% were in physical altercations in the school building. Out of 2,642 violent crime offenses, 567 were for assault and 93 were for weapons offenses.[26] Only one student of 1,210 had been remanded to the Rhode Island Training School, the state’s youth detention facility.[27] Thanks to such an affluent neighborhood, there's very little reason for such crimes as theft or larceny, especially from the students. Parents and schools also are able to hold students to higher standards of conduct and behavior thanks to higher faculty-to-student ratios and cultural expectations. (It should be noted that each school has its own individual culture, borne of numerous factors, including: students' families' income levels; the majority's ethnicity; etc. Therefore, the cultural expectations noted here are unique to the school and community's "culture," and nothing more.)
School Funding
During the fiscal year of 2012, Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School spent $18,917 per student.[28] Statewide, the school average was $15,215;[29] nationally, the average in 2011-12 was $10,618.[30] Higher levels of per-pupil expenditure allow for more staff and faculty to be retained through the school year. Technologies already on-board can be developed, and new technologies introduced. Buildings are both freshly built and made current. Textbooks and curriculum materials can be kept as up-to-date as possible.After-School Activities Provided by the Institution
The school is able to offer various after-school sports and programs, like drama, basketball (both genders), track and field, talent show, the honor society, marching band, swimming, and yearbook.[31] [32] As seen in discussions around A Hope in the Unseen, after-school programs not only boost pride in the educational institution but foster community development and interpersonal relationships between faculty and pupils. These after-school programs help students feel that there is a trusted adult in the community they can turn to in crisis (noted in the Adult and Parent Involvement section).Conclusion
Exeter-West Greenwich's moneyed citizens are able to create a public school able to support, nurture, and liberally educate the region's student population. With higher per-pupil expenditure than state and national averages, researchers may not be alarmed to find that crime rates are down, after-school activities abound, student-community and student-mentor interactions are more than the state averages, and few students experience poverty or receive financial aid. While the homogeneous atmosphere in the hallways may stifle students' cultural empathy later on in their studies (or in their life), the general atmosphere of Exeter-West Greenwich's public high school fosters a safe learning environment for all.Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2103-Inflation Adjusted Dollars). (n.d.). In American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved from http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF
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